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Originally Posted by stealthn
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The iPAD Pro is a nice bit o kit and the Surface Pro as well.
I think Apple is missing the boat by not offering a comparable product, large tablet running a full OS that also works in tablet mode.
I'm tired of lugging around multiple devices. I need a full OS to work on the road but like the convenience of browsing and consuming media that tablets provide.
The "Book" versions are laptops, not what I'm looking for and the price delta is not justified as there is no performance advantage but rather in my case a disadvantage due to the permanently hinged keyboard.
In my case it's paying more for what I don't want.
Actually ordered an i7 16gb Pro 4 from Amazon last night.
Have a feeling I'll be returning it though.
It's a Prime product sold by a third party fulfilled by Amazon.
The seller has two listings for the same exact configuration. One that almost matches to the penny the refurb price from Microsoft direct and the other matches almost to the penny the new price from Microsoft direct.
I actually called into Amazon, asked for a super to look into it because to me it looks like a refurb and I can not find any disclosure in the listing and they are claiming a price reduction using the new box as the non sale price. In short, the price says refurb but the presentation says new.
She assured me the sale priced one is listed as new and not refurb.
I said you can only tell me what your partner has entered as info. If they are lying how are you going to know?
She agreed it was possible.
Shows up tomorrow. If it's in a plain white box it's going back. Not because it's a refurb but because the partner lied and I don't do business with people who lie and who's to know what I actually got.